Display-stand



G. E. NERNEY.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23,1970.

1,355,349, Patented 00t.12,'1920.

\NVENTUR RTT oamvg UNITED STATES GEORGE PATENT OFFICE.

OPTICAL COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

DISPLAY-STAND.

Application filed April 23,

The essential objects of my invention are simcompactness, portability,collapsibility, d

plicity of construction and operation, inexpensiveness.

T o the enumerated ends essentially my invention consists of such partsand such combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

-In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specificationFigure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which my display stand isformed,

Figs. 2 and 3,front and end elevations respectively of the stand showinga pair of eyeglasses mounted thereon, and

Fig. 4, a section of the stand only taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

To form the stand I employ a substantially rectangular oblong blank 6cut from a sheet of cardboard or thick paper as shown in Fig. 1, whichis next transversely creased at intervals, asoat 7, 6,9 and 10, dividingthe blank into areas 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 respectively. The area 12 isprovided with parallel oblon slots 18 spaced from each otherlongitudinally of the blank. The opposite portion of the blank is cutaway, as at 19, to form oppositely disposed inwardly directed fingerscomprising the areas 16 extending from the areas 15.

The blank is folded along the enumerated creases to form the structureshown in Figs. 2 to 4 inclusive. This consists of an inclined oblongdisplay wall 12 with its lower portion supported on the forward edge ofa base 13 from whose rear edge rises an upwardly inclined brace 14. Theupper edge of the brace supports depending flaps 15 whose faces coincidewith the back face of the portion 12. These inclined flaps or supportscarry upon their adjacent lateral edges Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

1920. Serial No. 375,961.

the flat fingers 16 which pass loosely through the slots 18, and formupwardly directed supports.

After the describedbending or folding, which s easily and manuallyperformed, any article maybe placed in the depressed portions 19 of'thefingers to rest against the inclined face or wall 12. In this instance apalr of eyeglasses 20 are so shown.

For transport the parts of the stand may be disengaged from each otherand remain as shown in Fig. 1, or may be folded into a flat packagealong the creases 7, 8, and 9.

Attention is called to a most important function of the device in theclamping or locking of the article between the finger and the resilientdisplay Wall. This has been found to be a most efficient practical wayof supporting spectacle frames.

I claim 1 1. A display stand comprising a base, a dlsplay wall upon theforward portion of said base providedwith a slot, a brace upon the rearportion of the base with a dependmg flap engaging the rear face of thedisplay wall at the upper end thereof, and a finger supported by theflap and projecting through said slot from the lower 'end of said flapto form a support for an article.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a blank for a display standcomprising an oblong substantially rectangular body provided near oneend with parallel spaced longitudinally disposed slots, and having threespaced transversely disposed creases,. and provided with a cut awayportion near its other end, and having oppositely disposed inwardlycurved extensions projecting into the cut away portion provided. withcreases adjacent the extensions.

3. A display stand formed of a single piece of material and comprising abase, an inclined display wall, an oppositely inclined brace withseparated flap extensions engaging opposite side portions of the rearface of the display wall, the said display wall having slots, and thesaid flaps having fingers -on their adjacent lateral edges extendedthrough said slots and having depressions upon their upper edges.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

- GEORGE E. NERNEY,

